A busy summer of writing, writing, and more writing culminated in two weeks at the Sewanee Writer’s Conference, where we made a lot of new friends (the thoroughly stocked bar we set up in our dorm room helped). We hope … Continue reading →

Since issue #16 came out, we’ve done a lot of work around here, and there is still a lot of construction dust in the air. Due to some recent publicity, we have started to get a whole lot more submissions, … Continue reading →

In our manifesto, which I admittedly wrote in the midst of a complex personal crisis* two and a half years ago, we say: “Tradition means something more than just doing the same things that people before you did with slight … Continue reading →

We are extremely excited now to be going into our third year, and we are in the process of putting together a print anthology of all the fiction and poetry we published online last year. Please help up make that … Continue reading →

Recently I was a guest lecturer for a college class at UAB called “Writing in Birmingham.” The focus of the class, taught by Dr. Jaci Wells, is to learn about the city by writing about it. Dr. Wells is a … Continue reading →

There is no triskaidekaphobia here at STR. We are amazed that were are still doing this. To help ensure that we continue to bring you a top quality product that isn’t rushed or thrown together, we are moving to a … Continue reading →